HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2775, 19 May 1916, Page 3

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING,

Messrs. H. Baldwin (chairman), J. Smith, G. I'etherick, C. iU. Luke, 11. Fceeiuan, -W. Uailoway, E.'.Castie, J. K. Elliott, H. Van Stavereu, 1). Campbell, G..A. Monk, I''. Aloore, J. W. AT'Ewan, Alesdamcs Al'Vicar, M'Laren, ana Plattsilills were present at the montniy' meetin;;. of tho 'Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid JUoard, held at the Hospital others yesterday afternoon.... The Hospital' Committee reported:— That the resident house surgeons, Urs. S. Hcoular, Jl. i'.' Aldred, I!.H. Baxter, and G. 11. isdale, be informed that the ward appreciates their service, and that by remaining on the Hospital staff they are doing their duty ana acting in tlie best interests ,of the Empire.

'l'hut tliu sum ot J2i2 (is., allowed' by the Government tor the alterations, etc., lor tne conversion of tlie proposed maternity ward into a ward for treatment of "d.t." cu-ses, has been received.

That accounts lor the month, amounting to Jlolßli 3s. 3d., be passed lor payment. Tlie report was adopted. The Public Health Committee reported that G7 cases of infectious diseases had been investigated during the mouth ended May 1), as against 05 for the same period last year. They included 33 cases of scarlet fever, 16 of diphtheria, and 12 of intuntilo paralysis. One hundred and fourteen disinfections have been ' carried out,' including Wellington lioy'd' College, Wallaceviile, Ngaio, Upper ilutt, Makerua, class-room in Terrace School, ward ill Children's Hospital, and whole houses in Hill Street and Wallace Street. Sixty-seven sanitary inspections and ~G3 re-visits ' have been made ill connection with tlie above. A special disinfection of tilj packages returned by parcels: post from Egypt was carried out at the steam disintector by the boards staff, under, tho supervision of the health inspectors. The total nuinuer. of infantile paralysis eases reported in tho Wellington district up to May 11 were 71—Wellington, 50;- Horowhenua County, 3; Hutt County, 7; Onslow County, 2; Lower Hutt, 1; Upper Hutt, 3; miscellaneous, b. ' A report was presented to the board on tho various methods of lighting the new Macarthy. Convalescent. Home at Belmont. It was referred to the board's eugineef for a report as to the best system.